Blue White postgame

Quick wrap here. I have to head down to a function in New Haven.

I wanted to keep an eye on the secondary because I am of the opinion that it is perhaps the one thing holding this team back from a Top 25 year and a BCS game.

Well, the first play of the game went 70 yards from Zach Frazer to Kashif Moore. Brutal.

Then, Michael Smith had three touchdowns of 69, 75 and 52 yards, alll from Frazer. Smith had five catches for 207 yards. Frazer 8-of-14 for 307 yards and four touchdowns. It was scary easy.

"Just getting to watch Marcus (Easley) last year, seeing he excelled at catching the deep ball," Smith said as his motivation. "Wehad to do that to (the secondary). We are good receivers. They aren't bad, they just have to put thier eyes (in the irght place).

Edsall loved what he saw out of Smith.

"Maybe he went to the K-Mart Blue Light special and got some speed."

Smith laughed when told: "I went to Wal-Mart."

The secondary was no laughing matter. Edsall tried to stay positive and not address. Jerome Junior was burned twice for big plays. Gary Wilburn and Kijuan Dabney both were caught on touchdown catches.

Edsall didn't want to talk much about it.

"I'll get that straight," Edsall said.

The problem at safety is the eyes. They are laying the QB, not reading the play. Smith was open by about 20 yards on one touchdown.

Now, there are things Edsall will do to protect the safeties in the season including scheming and perhaps becoming a much more pressure team with blitzes. Today was base against base, and the secondary coulnd't keep up.  The search continues there.

As far as the rest of the spring. Edsall loved Frazer's accuracy this spring. It is crisp and pinpoint (no QB controversy now, huh?). He liked what he saw out of Jon Jean-Louis at running back and was impressed with the lay of freshman corner Tevrin Brandon.

Another standout, A.J. Portee, racked up three sacks and 11 tackles out of the D-end spot. It was against second and third string players and Edsall said he wanted to see more consistency.

Leon Kinnard showed some ability, and after in his first comments to the media said the staff is going to keep him at QB, but also move him around to see where he fits. I doubt he stays at QB full-time for his career, he has too muhc athletic ability, but I can see a wildcat package for him which would be tremendous.

Edsall said that Top 25 talk right now is "cheap." He thinks the makings of this team are good, but that's not what they should strive for.

"You have the abiliy to be good. But, do you want to be great?"

That's the task for the Huskies as they head into the offseason. I have to go, will be back on late.

Enjoy. Got to pay the bills